Anne Surkowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Anne Surkowski

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Anne Surkowski (Deyotte) (born February 22, 1923) is a Canadian former outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Listed at 5' 3", 120 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history. Surkowski joined her younger sister Lee on the South Bend Blue Sox team for the 1945 season.
She served as a backup outfielder for Lee at center field, Rose Gacioch at left, and Betsy Jochum in right.Like her sister, Surkowski has been honored with many recognitions and awards over the years.
In 1998, she garnered honorary inductions in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.
She is also part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.